T&A are delighted to be appointed as project manager, cost manager and principal designer on the Crown House project in Barking town centre. Working for client Lightquote / Be First, alongside consultants Carey Jones Chapman Tolcher, IN2, Jubb and Iceni, the project involves the delivery of approx. 400no residential units– a mix of affordable and PRS, and an element of commercial units at ground floor. The project is currently approaching planning submission stage. It is part of the overall Barking & Dagenham Town Centre Area Action Plan and is one of the major centres in the overall London Plan.

T&A add to their hotel portfolio, with the delivery of Hotel Indigo, in Dundee.

The 102-room destination occupies a 102-year old jute mill, which has been sensitively repurposed to provide contemporary accommodation.

The project, which also included the building next door into Staybridge Apartments – 85 keys – mixture of 1 bed and studios, opened in time for the British Open, which is taking place at nearby Carnoustie.

We’re delighted to announce our 2018/2019 charity partner is The Daisy Garland. The T&A team will be undertaking various activities throughout the year to support The Daisy Garland as much as possible.

The Daisy Garland was set up in 2004 and is a family-run, national, UK registered charity. Their aim is to offer help and support, in whatever way they can, to those whose lives are touched by drug resistant epilepsy.

They fund an increasing number of Ketogenic Dietitians in NHS hospitals across the UK and provide help with support equipment for use at home. Over the years they have helped hundreds of families with active support and advice.

T&A are delighted to see our projects continue to get the recognition they deserve during award season. Following on from picking up the regeneration award from the RICS it was great to see Marischal Square be Highly Commended for Architectural Excellence and also Courtyard by Marriott, Baxter’s Place, Edinburgh pick up a Highly Commended for Development of the Year (Commercial) at last week’s Scottish Property Awards with Marischal Square picking up the main award in the same category. Great projects to work on and many congrats to Muse/Aviva/Aberdeen City Council for Marischal Square and Chris Stewart Group for Baxter’s Place.

Thomas and Adamson are no strangers to hospitality projects, so it was fantastic news when India Buildings Limited announced us as project managers and quantity surveyors for the development of the first ever Virgin Hotel outside of the US.

The Edinburgh based five-star hotel will be a blend of bedrooms, bars, restaurants and conference facilities.

Brian Donaldson, Partner at Thomas & Adamson, said, “We are delighted to have been selected to work on an iconic project such as the country’s first Virgin Hotel, which has attracted such international interest. We have some fantastic hospitality projects under our belts across the UK and Middle East in particular, and we have a strong pipeline of growth coming through this year.’

Another T&A project reaches completion, as Dundee City Council has confirmed completion of the authority’s newest secondary school, a £28.5m campus. The school enjoys its own gym and swimming pool together with artificial sports pitches, a garden and greenhouse.

Chris Narrowmore discusses Marischal Square; “Marischal Square is the first of its kind in Aberdeen’s city centre in terms of quality and standards for a mixed-use project.”

The demand for high quality mixed-use city centre developments is likely to continue into 2018, according to Thomas & Adamson, the project managers and contract administrators of Marischal Square, a landmark project that was handed over on Friday November 17th 2017, in Aberdeen city centre.

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